CAST/Library Movie Matinee "Steel Trap"

About our Movie Matinees: The CAST Senior Center is partnering with the New Ulm Public Library to bring you Movie Matinees. Held in the Meeting Room in the lower level of the New Ulm Public Library, we will present a different movie each Friday afternoon at 1pm. Our movies are free, and everyone is welcome to attend. No preregistration needed. Made possible by the Optimist Club of New Ulm. You’re welcome to bring your own refreshments. Free hearing devices compatible with the sound system are available to use. And you don’t have to be a “senior” to attend! See some old favorites and discover some new ones. Join us for a fun afternoon of classic cinema! Movie Overview: The Steel Trap (1952) is a film noir directed by Andrew L. Stone, featuring Joesph Cotton as Jim Osbourne, an assistant bank manager who becomes obsesses with the idea of stealing a million dollars from his bank and fleeing to Brazil, a country without extradition laws. Jim devises and executes the heist on a Friday night, but complications arise when he misses a connection in New Orleans, leading to a tense confrontation with his wife, Laurie (Teresa Wright), who discovers the truth about his trip to Brazil. The film explores themes of temptation, deception, and the consequences of mortal failings in a post-war America.